Apparatus for carding safety pins



June 22 1926. 1,589,777

l E. H. WEBB APPARATUS FOR CARDING SAFETY PINS Filed April. 12, 1922 il'tg if 33 6 O 30 Patented June ZZ, 1925,

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ERNEST H. WEBB, 0F NEVI BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, ASS'IGNGR- TO CHASE COM-PANIES, OF WATERBUPJY7 CGNNECTECUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

APPARATUS FR GARDEN@ SAFETY PINS.

Application filed April l2, 1922. Serial No. 551,972.

This invention relates especially to apparatus for carding safety pinsand similar articles by forming the cards with transverse or other slotsor apertures into which the closed or locked safety pins may beinserted, particularly if the card is transversely arched up when thepins are inserted into the card slots. Then a cardboard or otherretainer strip is slipped along the back of the card so as to interlockwith the inserted pins and securely and positively retain themin'position, the retainer strip being preferably adhesively secured tothe card back at a number of places. The card may be convenientlysupported and forced into its transversely arched up position in a carcholder having inclined card grooves on each side so that when the cardis forcedlongitudinally into the grooves or when the grooved edgeportions approach each other the card is arched up transversely alongits centre line or where the transverse pin slots are formed therein. Adozen or other desired number of closed safety pins may be placed or fedinto a suitable pin transfer block having slots to receive them andthereby be transferred and accurately placed in cooperation with the pincard so that their point portions enter and pass through the card slotssufliciently to allow the retainer strip to be inserted. Then the pinsmay be ejected from the transfer block by any suitable device and thecard released from the holder and discharged therefrom as by theinsertion of another unfilled card into the holder. I

ln the accompanying drawing showing in a somewhat diagrammatic way anillustrative embodiment of this invention:

Fig. l is a central longitudinal section through an illustrative cardingapparatus.

Fig-2 is a transverse section thereof taken substantially'along the line.2 2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the 'resul ting pin card or package.

The pins may be carded or packaged according to this invention whileremaining in their closed or locked condition in which they areregularly tumbled and polished and for this purpose the pin card lll isformed with one or more series of pin slots `snc-h as `l6 lwhich may betransversely f when a single row of pins is to be `t en the card. Thepins prefere-.l K

their point members inserted through these slots which can be readilydone by hand or otherwise, especially if the pin card is transverselyarched up by any suitable means and when all of these safety pins, ringsor other generally similar articles have been inserted into their slotsa cardboard or other retainer strip or member l5 is inserted between thccard back and the projecting portions of the articles extending throughthe slots so as to hold them in position during shipment for instance,the retainer strip being preferably adhesively secured to the card backeither throughout their cooperating faces or at several points along thesaine.

An illustrative device for use in forming such a package is shown inFigs. l and 2 as comprising a card holder 2 which is preferably formedwith a movable side or section 6 mounted to slide laterally on the guidepins 7, 8, each of which may have a threaded end 9 extending into themain card holder 2. A spring such as 29 may be arranged around thereduced end 7 of the pin so as to tend to separate the card holdersections when the bushing 33 is screwed in behind the spring. Thesesections may, however, be closed by suitable devices such as one or morecams l() pivoted about the pivots 1l in the ends of the pins 7 so thatwhen the ends l2 of these cams are swung upward into the positionindicated in Fig. 2 the card holder sections are closed against theaction of these springs 29 and the card ltis thereby forced up into thetransversely arched up position indicated. 'The card holder ispreferablyv formed with inclined card grooves 5 on either side of t-hesame so that under these conditions the card edges are forced down alongthese inclined grooves to the cufved bottom portions 4- thereof, thearched up lower surface of the. card holder recess promoting the desiredposition of the card adjacent these groove edges.

The safety pins or other generally similar articles may be inserted inany suitable way in these pin slots in the card which are preferably notmore than about half as long` as the safety pins in order to moredefinitely hold them in position. For this purpose a pin transfer blocksuch as 18 is desirable in supporting the series of pins andfacilitating their insertion in the slots in the card. This transferblock nifty he. formed with a series honorer, be released so as `jedjeoent the upper l block so es. to. be. engaged by the e bloeliso.tlratzi-tthen ont f rel through the Vbleek from top to bottoni, itdesired. and be spaced apart so es to correspond with the pin slots inthe oord 1li. To retain tlielpins in positionin the transfer VbloCl; anysuitable holding devices snob es the pin supporting` plates 20 may beeinployed and mounted..iiffdesired7 on thefpins 3l projecting' from eeehside of the tin ster block 18 and nornnill;T forced inwsrdinto theposition indicated.v in Fig. 2 bjr theligght springsr 2l so 4,that theseries of safety pins :rr-e thnssnpported by the inwnrdly.projecting`edges of these.- plntes. These vplates may, to sininlteneonsly releasethe series otsetey pins from the transfer bloolr and for this purposethe plete ree-usingce1ns221ii,ey be arranged onor ce oi the rtransferot" the pin releesinn` block duro downward nio-.veinent torre. the

easing onine and ythe Coin eeeed 'iortinff plates 2G.

- orrigidejeetormembers me; be provided on Vthis.releasing block end'one or more pin ejector lngsyrZT nier be formed; or yieldably mountedthereon so :is to engage lhefsetety pins preferably after thesupportingplates here been substantially released end there- 'uponpositively ejeett-he safety pins from minted nianimlly or;inoehenienfllyinnny desired Way.

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- Card Vf; `'which may tiene be `in using .this apparatus toimrn thepini package desoribed'the pin card lt-,iney be inserted into thegrooved Gerd holder u :il it engages theeard aligner 30 pivoted o bontthe `nin 37' to the holder so thet, it n L swung into this aligning; nos

1V 11.* H L1 mi downward o ,wow rie in, @and to L ein thehold le'sired.When thereerdis long* tuoi positioned 1n the. holder the hol may bebrought together esv by the el@k 9' cainslO so es toktrei'isversell-5;'` dreh in iereed ,up Central por ion.soinewhont` obereits l veifseguideribs'fornied in lthe uppers teeepof vvthe eerdholc eryand the pin recesseso't spaeedf'sefety pins is brought into regg D.tration. lwith the spaced slots in the Veerd by a ypin-trfinsterbleek18, so that the pointreaohes or the body-reaches. es the cese maf; be,of the respective pins are pushed throng-h the appropriate pin-slots inythe oord ont ficiently to Create n passage between such `holderfto srchup n,

`seid `f fertlto .be reteL` y .gl Y `,telnor between the birch. yoliseid Card and the projecting. pin members 1n `the slots portions of thepins andthe z diesem inf-e of the Card into which pe the gin-retainerstrip l5 is then inserted by the strip- 'eeder 1.

Thereupon the pins may be released from the transfer block es by thefurther descent oi' the releasing block 23 which releases and elieetsthe pins .troni the transfer block and also, it desired, 'forces`portions ot the gnninied or adhesive snrfeee 32 ot the retainer `stripinto holding engagement with. the oord beek as by the downwardlyprojecting end portions 34, S5 of the releasing; block whieh may forcethese Voord board eleinentsftightly together. releasing,` bloeit maythen be Withdrawn. and thejcerdot pins. Withdrawn frei-n the card"holder preferably after the holder sections sinoef what is eleinjied:is new` and n'lxntdesired tok be seenret by `Letters )eten-t is setforth in theeppended obtiens.

l do not, in this cese, eleiin unf/.'- ot ythe speoiiicnieehenisnisillustrated, described and oleinied in the eri-pendingfippliontion otHenry` M. Gleason, iiled Uotoberl 8, 1924. Serial No. e b

l. The apperetns-y for Gerd-ing sntety pins. comprising e multiplesection card holder formed with inclined oord proofaes on .either sideot its impor surface md :formed with en upw .rdl'y archingnterinedinteport ion pro 'vided with:treilsrerse pin reoesses leans for dosing endopenint -t sections iid cord 4lotfted join e rei-dv oordy transfer blo1.

oord its ed grojoresg 'e Cooperating pin having n Iseries oftrensrersely `spliced pin Y slots correspond-ing to the transverse slotsin seid oord', relenseble pin supporting; @operating lwith seid;tinns'fer bloehto sil-ni eert av seriesofsefe 5* pinsin alignmentvri-tl' the slots in oord and vpin rele"n n bloelr oonneetedto end reh Ywith respect to seid transfer bloei.; eformed Withinezins to release`seid pin porting pletesgend to positively eject the safety pine rfromsaid transfer bloeit :when the;Y here beeninserted into the slots intherein by aL retherein.

Q.I lhe` apparatus tor onrding safety pins. Conipising e ninltinlesection Gerd holder 'formed with inch-ned card grooves on either side oiits upper surface and -formedv with :in upwardly arching intermediate`portion rThe transfer and provided with transverse pin recesses, meansfor closing and opening the sections of said card holder to arch up atransversely slotted pin card having its edges located in said cardgrooves, a cooperating pin transfer block having a series oftransversely spaced pin slots corresponding to the transverse slots insaid card, releasable pin supports cooperating with said transfer blockto support a series of safety pins in alignment with the slots in saidcard and a pin releasing block connected to and relatively movable withrespect to said transfer bloclr and formed with means to release saidpin support.

3. The apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles, comprisinga multiple section card holder formed with downwardly inclined cardengaging members on either side of its upper surface and formed with anupwardly arching intermediate portion provided with transverse recesses,means for closing the sections of said card holderto arch up atransversely slotted card, a cooperating transfer block having a seriesof transversely spaced slots corresponding to the transverse slots insaid card, means to releasably retain a series of articles in the slotsin said transfer block and to disengage them therefrom when they havebeen inserted in the slots in said card to be retained therein by aretaining member between the card back and the inserted articles.

4f. rihe apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles,comprising a multiple section card holder formed with'inclined cardengaging members on either side of its upper surface, means for closingthe sections of said card holder to arch up a transversely slotted card,a cooperating transfer block having a series of transversely spacedslots corresponding to the transverse slots in said card, means toreleasably retain a series of articles in the slots in said transferblock.

5. The apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles, comprisinga multiple section card holder formed with inclined card engagingmembers on either side of its upper surface and formed with an upwardlyarching intermediate portion provided with transverse recesses, meansfor closingand opening the sections of said card holder to arch up aslotted card, and cooperating article holding members.

G. The apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles, comprisinga multiple section card holder formed with card engaging members, meansfor forcing toward cach other, the sections of said card holder to archup a slotted card.

The apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles, comprising acard holder formed with cooperating card engaging members adapted toarch up a slotted card, a cooperating transfer block having means toreleasably retain a series of articles and to disengag-e them therefromwhen they have been inserted in .slots in said card to be retainedtherein by a retaining member between the card and the insertedarticles.

8. The apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles, comprisinga card holder formed with means to support and definitely arch up atransversely slotted card, a cooperating movably mounted transferbloclrv having a series of transversely spaced slots corresponding tothe transverse slots in said card, releasable supporting platescooperating with said transfer bloclr to support and transfer a seriesof articles into alignment with the slots in said card, .and a releasingmember connected to and relatively movable with respect to said transferblock and formed with means to release said supporting plates and withmeans to positively eject the articles from said transfer block whenthey have been inserted into the slots in said card.

9. The apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles, comprisinga card holder formed with means to support and arch up a slotted card, acooperating movably mounted transfer block having a series of spacedslots corresponding to the slots in said card, releasable supportingplates cooperating with said transfer block to support and transfer aseries of articles into alignment with the slots in said card, and areleasing member relatively movable with respect to said transfer blockand formed with means to release said supporting plates and positivelyeject the articles from said transfer block when they have been insertedinto the slots in said card.

10. The apparatus for carding safety pins or similar articles,comprising a card holder to support a slotted card, a cooperating mov-.ably mounted transfer block having a series of spaced slotscorresponding to the slots in said card, releasable supporting plat-escooperating with said transfer block t-o support and transfer a seriesof articles into alignment with the slots in said card, and a releasingmember connected to and relatively movable with.. respect to saidtransfer block and formed with means to release said supporting platesand positively eject the articles from said transfer block when theyhave been inserted into the slots in said card.

11. The appara-tus for car-ding safety pins or similar articles,comprising a movably mounted transfer block having a series of spacedslots, releasable supporting plates cooperating with said transfer blockto support and transfer .a series of articles, and a releasing memberconnected to and relatively movable with respect to said transfer blockto release the articles from said transfer block.

12, lll/ey apparatus for eenling, safety plus `or simile); articles,comprising a movablynountedtransfer block 11m/'inge series of Slots,releasable pin Supporting. elements Cooperating with saflranefellllockto sup,.- lport` :L series of articles, `and n, rel-easing memberconnectecl'to and relatively movable with L'elspeetlte said; transferblock and fosmed W-h means to release seid supporting elements and withmeansto'postvely ej-ebtlle articles flom Saicltransfer bleek.

pQrt a, series of argeles; and releasing member `c0;1;1e`c1; `ecl Atoand relatively movable Wltll respect LeA Saud transeljblqclto releasealld ejectllle articles from said clrelkrfxsfel'v block.

ERNEST H. WEBB

